University of Cincinnati Public Health (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Public Health
- Public university
- Cincinnati, OH
- About 28 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
University of Cincinnati public health graduates earn less than graduates of most public health programs nationally, $32,685 in their first year. Debt is high. The typical graduate leaves with $28,625 in federal loans, more than at 85% of public health programs in the country. Several Ohio programs report higher pay.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Ohio and national columns are the medians across all public health bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Debt and first-year pay at every Ohio public health program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Ohio medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
Does family income change the outcome?
Graduates who received Pell Grants, which go to students from lower-income families, earned about the same in their first year as other graduates, but borrowed more: a median of $32,500 against $24,898.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $303 a month, or 11.1% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
44 parents took out Parent PLUS loans for these students, with a median of $37,721.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
73% of graduates (52 of 71) were working in Ohio one year after graduating. Prices in the Cincinnati area are about 5% below the national average, so a $32,685 salary here buys what about $34,272 buys in a typical US city.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to public health, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Medical and Health Services Managers
$106,140Median pay in Ohio. 24,390 people work in this job in Ohio. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 24% from 2025 to 2035, with about 62,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.
Compliance Officers
$75,030Median pay in Ohio. 11,240 people work in this job in Ohio. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 32,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
$83,910Median pay in Ohio. 4,840 people work in this job in Ohio. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 13% from 2025 to 2035, with about 10,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: doctoral or professional degree.
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
$91,460Median pay in Ohio. 6,820 people work in this job in Ohio. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 19% from 2025 to 2035, with about 17,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
About University of Cincinnati
Public Health ranks 49th of 59 bachelor's programs at University of Cincinnati by first-year earnings. The top three are Computer Engineering ($83,489), Chemical Engineering ($82,372), and Electrical Engineering ($80,045).
Other public health bachelor's programs near Cincinnati
Common questions
The median graduate earns $32,685 one year after graduating. The median across public health bachelor's programs in Ohio is $37,533.
The median federal loan balance is $28,625, which ranks 5th lowest of 7 public health bachelor's programs in Ohio. That works out to about $303 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 88% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 63%. Compare the cost with other Ohio programs before deciding.
Most do. 73% (52 of 71) were working in Ohio one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Ohio comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the public health program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024